The European Union has proposed an impressive budget that 'mainstreams' its climate commitments across funding sectors, but will it reduce carbon emissions, asks Sonja van Renssen.
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van Renssen, S. Europe walks its talk. Nature Clim Change 2, 227–228 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1464
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